Joe Simpson (artist)
Joe Simpson | |
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Born | Joseph Patrick Simpson 4 May 1984 Photorealistic painter, visual artist, |
Website | Official website |
Joe Simpson (born 4 May 1984) is an
In 2009 Simpson’s first major exhibition ‘Almost There’ launched. Simpson collaborated with twelve bands and solo artists (including The Miserable Rich, Nizlopi, The Voluntary Butler Scheme, New Cassettes and Jose Vanders) to create a series of paintings that have an accompanying original soundtrack. Each painting had a song written specifically for that piece, inspired by the scene and composed to complement the mood of the image. The paintings were exhibited with headphones beside them, so that you could simultaneously listen to the music and view the image. The visual and audio components come together to create one new piece of art.
In 2011 Simpson produced a series of portraits of famous musicians,
His next major series of paintings was titled 'Across America' and depicted scenes from the artist's trip in the United States. The paintings were exhibited at
Since 2014 Simpson has been working on a new project entitled 'Act',
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Oil on Canvas 2007
References
- ^ "Musician Portraits - Joe Simpson's paintings of rock stars". NME. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Ezra Koenig, Matt Berninger, Sam Beam Immortalized in Oil Paintings". Pitchfork. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Miller, Corazon (13 January 2020). "Olivia Colman, Matt Lucas and John Simm in 'dream' show". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
External links
- Joe Simpson Official Website
- NME - Joe Simpson's Paintings of Rock Stars
- Pitchfork Review 'Ezra Koenig, Matt Berninger, Sam Beam Immortalized in Oil Paintings' 2011
- Paste Magazine 'Artist Creates Oil Paintings of Iron & Wine, The National, Vampire Weekend' 2011Archived 2013-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Topman Contribute - Musician Portraits by Joe Simpson
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- Under The Radar 'Popular Musicians and Songwriters Become Oil Paintings' 2011
- BBC Manchester Feature 2009